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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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